Radiator cover and humidifier



C. M. POETSCH ET AL RADIATOR COVER AND HUMIDIFIER Filed May 29, 1924 July 6 1926.

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Patented July 6, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT. O IC -q crms'rnn. IVL. ron'rson AND CHARLES GLWEMLINGER, or CHICAGO, AND CLA ENCE OLSON, or OAK PARK, ILLINOIS; SAID WEMLINGER AND SAID OLSON ASSIGNORS TO SAID POETSCH.

.nADIA'roR covnn AND HUMIDIFIER.

' Application filed May 29,

evaporated to supply the air with the proper amount of humidity. 'Among the objects of this invention are to provide a construction of the character indicated in which the water reservoir may be moved bodily to cause a portion thereof to protrude so that.

the reservoir may be supplied with water; to provide in a construction of the character indicated meansto cause the construction to rest firmly upon the top of the radiator so that there shall be no rocking thereof; to

provide improved means whereby the struc-j ture may be attached to a radiator; to pro- .videmeans for preventing the l'construction from becoming accidentally disconnected from the radiator to provide, in a structure U of the character descr bed, means for easily tndsmoothly actuating the water cont-ainer so asto avoid pilling the water' contained therein, to provide means for reducing the amount of friction betweenthe relatively sliding parts; to provide a structure of the character indicated such that the parts may befeasily rearranged, if considered desirable, and without change in any structure, so that "the water reservoir maybe filled at either end. desired to provide a structure of the characterindicated which will conceal, so far as practicable without interference with the normal functioning of the parts, the fact that there is a movable pan within the covergto provide an improved interlocking connectionjbetween the parts to hold them in assembled relation; and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will hereafter more fullyqappear.

. Our invention further residesin the com "parts illustrated in the attached drawings,

and, while we have shown therein a preferred embodiment of this invention, we desire .it understood that these drawings are merelyillustrative and are not to. be ,con-

.SlJIUBd. as limiting'our invention.'- f

In the drawings annexed hereto and forming. apart hereof, Fig. 1 is an expanded perspective view of the radiator cover and humidifier forming the subject-matter of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentarv remove the nuts and bolts 17.

1924, Serial No. 7Ie,557.

perspective view of one end of the assembled structure; Fig. 3 is a similar view with the parts in position to permit the fluid receptacle to be filled; Fig. 4 is an expanded per,- spec't-ive view of one'corner of the framework, showing how the parts are constructed ,so as; to be readily and securely fastened together; Fig. 5 is a broken longitudinal sectional elevation of this construction; and,

Fig; 6 is a brokentransversesectionalele- ,vation of the same.

gRefer-ring' more in detail to the annexed drawings, numeral 1 designates generally a radiator, while 2, 3 and 4-denote generally a framework to be mounted on the radiator, .a pan'to be mounted. in the frame and a cap to be mounted on the framework so, as to enclose and coverflthe pan. A back plate 5 extends downwardlybehindthe radiator to prevent air currents from rising along the" wall, thereby carryingdust and dirt upwardly to be deposited on any object with which .the moving current of air comes in contact.

The ends of the back plate 5 may be bent around at right angles, as shownat 6, or angle plates .may be secured to the back plate with their edges extending forwardly for the attachment thereto of brackets 7 and 8. The upper edges of the brackets 7and 8 lie in the same plane as the upper edge of the back plate 5. Thesebrackets have secured to theirinner faces the upturned portions 9 ofthe frame members 10. At their upper edges the upturned portions 9 are turned inwardly as shown at 11 and downwardly at 12 and have notches 13 provided in the downwardly extending portions 12 to cooperate with corresponding notches 14 in the webs 15 of the T-bea'mslG. Itwill be seen from the foregoing thatthe notches 14 in the T beam 16 can be easily made to when so engaged and the parts of the framework assembled as in Fig.1, it will be impossible for themto become accidentally disengaged. However, if it isdesired to knockdown the framework, it is only necessary to The back plate 5 can then be removed and the framethreaded openings in or adjacent its'ends cooperates with the bolts 19 in securing the framework to the radiator. In applying this structure to a-radiator, the assembled framework and back plate are placed over the radiator so that the back plate extends downwardly behind the same and the cross plates 10 rest upon the top of the radiator. The yoke 20, having a pair of bolts 19 mounted in the ends thereof is then put in between two sections of the radiator and moved upwardly until the bolts go through two of the keyhole slots 18. A plate 21 is then inserted between the top of the radiator and the cross plate 10 and shoved in, between the bolts 19 to cause. them to 'move outwardly into the small ends of the keyhole slots so that the bolts cannot become accidentally disengaged from the slots. The plates 21 have two opposite edges provided with depending flanges 22 which rest upon the upper portion of the radiator and furnish solid bearing for the framework, regardless, sof, the shape of thetop of the radiator.

Each of the plates 10 is provided near its outer. end with a perforation 23 in which may be mounted a pivot pin 24. A lever 25 is piv- .otally carried by the pin 24, both of which may be mounted at either end of the construction, with the lever handle-26 extending outwardly through the slot 27 .cut through the brackets? and flanges 9. A perforation 28 is provided in the lever 25 for the recep- ,tion of a lug 29 mounted upon one end of the link 30, the purpose of which will now be described. 7

A shallow pan 31 has a plurality of angle pieces 32 secured to its side edges, adjacent its corners, as shown in Fig. 1. These angle pieces 32 rest uponthe inner wings of the T-beam 16 and the rear member, an L-beam 16? so that the pan may he slid endwise along the framework. Since the pan 31 is somewhat shorter than the framework this is possible. A port-ion of one end wall of the pan is cut awayas shown at the right in Fig. 3

and has secured. thereto an extension 33 which may be withdrawn through one of the slots 27 for the filling of the p an with water.

Since the bottom of the extension 33 is at a, 1 higher elevation than the bottom of the pan f 31, no portion: of it will project below the lower edge of the, end flange34 of the top member 4. 'lhisflange 34 is cut away as shoavn at 35 in Fig. 1 and a piece 36 having thelsame size, shape and exterior finish as the piece cutout in forming the opening 35 s applied to theend of the extension 33 to constitutethe end thereof. It will, therefore,

be seen that when the pan 31 is completely in place, theplate 36 will appearrlikea. portion of the elated therefrom by a. narrow line at the flange 34 andwill only be seppoint of severance,

v, This is shownclearly in Fig. 2. A plate 37 is secured by soldering or spot welding upon the under face of the pan 31 and to this plate is pivotally connected the link 30. It will, therefore, be seen that when the handle 26 of the lever 25 is actuated the lever will be turned about its pivot 24 and the opening 28 will be moved through an arcuate path to draw the link 30 outwardly. 'T his will result in the pan 31 being moved toward the end of the framework so that the extension 33 will be projected therefrom for the purpose of pouring water thereinto. \Vhen the pan has been sufliciently filled the lever is actuated in the opposite direction to restore the panto its normal po sition. The use of a lever forthis purpose results in a more even movement than if the pan were pulled out by hand and, therefore. there is less tendency for the water contained inthe pan to splash over and run down on the radiator and the floor. I The tendency to splash is further reduced by providing a plurality of baflle plates 40 which extend from the'top of the pan downwardly nearly to the bottom thereof, thus dividing the pan into several compartments and thus cutting down the size of the waves in the pan produced by movement thereof. I

If it is more convenient to fill the pan at one end than at the other or if for any other reason it is desired to reverse the pan 31, this is easily 'done by. removing the bolt 24 and lever 25 and placing them at the desired end, then placing the pan 31 with the projection 33. extending through the end of the framework where it is desired to do the -fillin-g. With the lug 29 inserted'in the perforation 28 and the pan 31 in position within the framework, it isnow possible to move the pan back and forth by operating the lever 26.

a will be seen that there is a space 41 along the front side of the radiator cover between the lower edge of thecap flange and the upper face of the base of the T-beam 16. Through this space 41 the steam which leaves the water inthe pan may pass and escape into the atmosphere, said stream mingling with the heated air which rises from the radiator and flows past the space 41.

It is, of course, understood that thespecific description of structure set forth above may be departed from without departing from the spirit of our invention as set forth in this specification and the appended claims.

Having now described our invention, we claim:

1. In a radiator cover and humidifier, a frame for engaging the'radiator, said frame liavirrga notch in one end, a pan slidably' mounted insa'idframe and guided thereby,

the end of said pan contiguous to said notch beingprovlded with a reduced extension, a lever pivot'edto' said frame, means connectlng said lever with said pan so as to move the pan in amanner to cause the extension to project through said notch when desired,

and acover for said frame, the combined lengthof said pan and its extension being approximately the same as the length ofsaid frame.

'2; In a structure of the character described, a supporting frame-work to be ap phedto a radiator, a fluid container supported by said frame-work and having an extension projecting from one side thereof through whiclrthe container may be filled, a cover engaging'saidframe work and enclos-- ing said container and having an aperture in one edge thereof positioned to register with said extension, and lever means by which the container maybe moved to cause said extension to protrude through said aperture.

3. A radiator cover and humidifier comprising a hollow f 'amework for application to the top of a radiator, said frame work having an aperture in each end, a cover having means to laterally enclose the upper portion of the framework and provided at one end with an aperture positioned to register with either of the apertures of said framework, and a pan movably mounted in said framework and having an extension so positioned that upon movement of the pan said extension will be caused to protrude through the registering apertures in said framework and said cover.

l. In a radiator-cover and humidifier, a hollow framework for application to the top of a radiator, said frame work having its two ends notched for the protrusion of a pan, and a pan enclosed in said framework and provided with a projection at one end adapted to be received in and to slide in either of the notches.

5. In a radiator cover and humidifier, a hollow framework for application to the top of a radiator, said framework having its two ends notched for the protrusion of a pan, and a pan enclosed in said framework and provided with a projection at one end adapted to be received in and to slide in either of the notches, and a flanged cover enclosing the top of the framework and the pan, one end thereof being notched for the accommodation of the projection.

6. In a radiator cover and humidifier, a hollow framework for application to the top of a radiator, said framework having its two ends notched for the protrusion of' a pan, and a pan enclosed in said framework and provided with a projection at one end adapted to be received in and to slide in either of the notches, whereby the pan is reversible within the 'fl'tlll'lQWOlk, and operating mechanismf shift-able from one end of the framework to the other for reciprocatingthe pan in either of its positions.

7. In a radiator cover and humidifier, a hollow franieworkfor application to the top of a radiator, said framework having its two ends notched f'o1"the protrusion of a pan, and a pan enclosedin said'framework and provided with a projection at one end adapted to bereceived in and to slide in either of the notcheswherebythe panmay be turned end' for end in the framework for reversal thereof, a flanged cover enclosing the top of the frame-work and the pan, one end thereof being notched for the accommoda- 'tion of the projection-of the pan, said cover being reversible toagree withthe reversed pan so that the projection on the pan will slide in the notch in the cover and the other end of the cover will cover the unused notch in the end of the framework.

8. In a 'adiator cover and humidifier, a hollow framework for application to the top of a radiator, said framework having its two ends notched for the protrusion of a pan, and a pan enclosed in said frame-work and provided with a projection at one end adapted to be received in and to slide in either of the notches, whereby the pan may he turned end for end in the framework for reversal thereof, a flanged cover enclosing the top of the framework and the pan, one end thereof being notched for the accommodation of the projection on the pan, said cover being reversible to agree with the reversed pan so that the projection on the pan will slide in one notch in the framework and the notch in the cover and the other end of the cover will close the unused notch in the end of the framework, said framework carrying a lever which protrudes through the notch in the end of the framework where it may be operated to actuate the pan so that the projection thereon will protrude from the framework or be enclosed therein.

9. In a radiator cover and humidifier, a hollow framework for application to the top of a radiator, said framework having its two ends notched for the protrusion of a pan, and a pan enclosed in said framework and provided with a projection at one end adapted to be received in and to slide in either of the notches whereby the pan may be turned end for end in the framework for reversal there of, a flanged cover enclosing the top of the framework and the pan, one end thereof being notched for the accommodation of the projection on the pan, said cover being reversible to agree with the reversed pan so that the projection on the pan will slide in i the framework, said framework carrying a lever which protrudes through the notch in the end of the framework, where it may be operated to actuate the pan so that the projection thereon will protrude from the framework or be enclosed therein, said lever being pivotally mounted upon the framework and being shiftable from one end thereof to the other to correspond with the changed position of the pan when the latter is reversed in the framework. 7

10. In a radiator cover and humidifier a frame for application to a radiator, said frame having a notch at one end, a slidably supported pan within said frame, said pan having an extension, and a cover shaped to fit said frame and provided with a notch positioned to register with the first mentioned notch when the cover 1s 111 place, so

that upon lateral sliding of said pan the pan extension will move through said registering notches.

ll. In a radiator cover and humidifier a frame for application to a radiator, said frame having a notch at one end, a slidably supported pan within said frame, said pan having an extension, a cover shaped to fit said frame and provided with a notch positioned to register with the first mentioned notch when the cover is in place, and a lever connected with said pan to move said extension in and out of the said registering notches.

In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names to this specification.

CHESTER M. POETSCH. C. G. \VEMLINGER. CLARENCE OLSON. 

